Bulldogs Continue to Perform at BU Terrier Invitational

BOSTON – The
Bulldogs tacked on more IC4A-qualifying performances at the Boston
University Terrier Invitational on Saturday. Although the meet was
not scored, they had the chance to compete against a packed field
of Northeast schools they will later face in the season.

As many of the distance runners are getting
back into race mode, several broke the IC4A-qualifying standards.
Standout middle distance runner senior Chris Labosky won his heat
and took fourth overall in the 800-meter run in 1:51.70, well below
the IC4A-qualifying mark of 1:54.90. Senior Kevin Brown fought for
fourth in the 1,000-meter run in 2:28.35, beating out John Turro of
Dartmouth by two-hundredths of a second and qualifying for the
IC4As. The Bulldogs also qualified two runners for the IC4As in the
5,000-meter run, junior Max Walden who placed
14th (14:24.26) and senior Alex Harris who placed
23rd (14:45.86).

The sprinters also returned solid
performances. Senior David Soiles placed sixth
in the 500-meter dash in 1:05.49, nearly qualifying for the IC4As
by less than .29 seconds. As in previous meets, junior Marty Evans and
sophomore Matt
Bieszard shined in the middle sprints, winning both their
heats in the 400-meter dash. Evans won his heat in 49.10 seconds
and placed 12th overall. Bieszard edged out
Monmouth’s Jason Kelsey by two-hundredths of a second to win
his heat in the 400-meter dash, placing 15th overall.
Evans and Bieszard also ran in the top pack in the 200-meter dash,
placing 13th (22.17) and
15th (22.37), respectively. The two teamed up with
seniors Remi
Ray and Ted
Galligan in the 4x400-meter relay team to finish
11th.

In the throws, freshman Mike Levine finished in
the top 10 in the weight throw (16.14m) and junior David Smith took
14th place in the shot put (14.25m).

With the number of individuals qualifying for
IC4As growing with each meet, the Bulldogs are certainly getting
back into race mode. Their next meet is at home in the Giegengack
Invitational from Feb. 5-6.